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through a hole in the upper part part of the Y-shaped 

 runner shown in Fig. 59. Ten or twelve yards of 

 line, fastened at the upper end of the runner, are 

 wound in and out of the arms, and the end of the 

 slack is laid in a slit cut p^^ 



for this purpose at the 

 lower end of one of the 

 arms. Three or four 

 feet of loose line are left 

 hanging below the slit 

 and a moderately large , 

 double gimp hook is 

 fastened to the end of 

 this loose line. A small 

 lively dace or other live 

 bait is threaded to the 

 hook by a baiting needle, 

 and the hook is passed 

 diagonally upwards un- 

 der the skin from a 

 point near one of the 

 ventral fins, coming out 

 at the back on a line 

 with the pectoral fins. 

 The bait is dropped into the water and left to 

 swim about without any lead or other contrivance to 

 sink it. 



If there is a pike in the hole, sooner or later it will 

 seize the live bait, turn it over, and proceed to gorge 

 it head first. The pull will release the line from the 



